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We check email and social networks compulsively. Are we lonely? Or are we just looking for some urgency that we can pretend matters — a surrogate for the survival requirements we used to spend our lives pursuing, but which are now handed to us?

Having a Life List is an essential part of getting the most out of your life, because the list itself actually serves to define what “getting the most out of life” really means to you. Only you can define what that is for you; but one thing’s for certain, if it isn’t defined, it is much less likely to get done.

Next time you have the opportunity, instead of preparing to ask your boss for an increase in pay, prepare your dream job specification. Ask yourself how you can deepen your knowledge in a subject area you enjoy, or create more time to immerse yourself in your area of expertise, or build a development path towards specialization in your main area of interest.

I really don’t want to look back on my life and regret not having lived an exciting life or not having followed a dream or not having attempted a new challenge. I would much rather try but fail than not try and regret missing the opportunity.

“Internet dating has introduced to the realm of romantic encounters the principles of mass consumption based on an economy of abundance, endless choice, efficiency, rationalization, selective targeting, and standardization.”